Leveling and adjusting block



`une 11, 1935.V HTI-"AN v 2,004,238

LEVELING AND ADJUSTING BLOCK Filed Jan. 2S, 1934 J6 7 J4 J 6 nvenor (Zonll 759 129' g' www Patented June 11', 11935 LEVEL'ING 1 AND DJUSTINGBLoox Lon Fithian, Washingtcn, Pa., assignor tov Hazel- Atlas lGlassCompany, poration of West`Virgi Application J anuaryi25,

` l 3 Claims. The invention relates generally to supports for machinery,and especiallyto supports for fabrieating machinesy for glassware. Theinvention will be particularly described in connection with glass 5fabricating machines, but it will be understood leveled.

l with afeeder plunger 2, while th that `the invention is 'equally manyother machines. l l Itis a common practiceto mount glass fabricat-` ingmachines on wheels, sothat they can be readf ily `moved into approximateposition with relation -to the feeder of a particular flow spout of aglass tank. But for well known reasons the machine must be veryaccurately adjusted horizontally and vertically with respect to thefeeder and with respect to other parts; and ofcourse the machine must beaccurately leveled. i Further, after the machine has been accuratelyadjusted it must be securely held insuch position against displaceiment. I One of the objects of the presentinvention is to provide asimple device by which glass forming machines and other machines can beuniversally adjusted laterally, be adjusted vertically, and be `well,adaptable to Another object of the invention is to provide such a devicewhichwill prevent any gradual or other accidental displacement of I themachine from its accurately adjusted position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this charattached to the axles the wheels. 1

Numerous objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art from the following description when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing; in which,

Figure 1 shows in dotted outline a conventional formingmachine, and infulllines `the supports upon which the machine is mounted.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through one of thesupports, and ij Figure 3 is an elevational view, partly in section, taken at rightangles to Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral I indicates aconventional flow spout provided e numeral 3 indicates a conventionalforming machine provided with a base 4 on which the molds and operating`mechanism are supported. Numeral 5 refers to the axles which areprovided with wheels (not shown) for moving the machine from place toplace. Y j i The leveling and adjusting blocks for the machine, whichwill now be described, `are four in of the machine in lieu of 1 likewisethe axles acter which may be easily t Wheeling, W. ,Vasa cornia l 11934,serial Ndvoasos 1. o1. 24e- 23) number, one for each end `of each axle,and are substantially identical. Therefore, a description `of onewillsuliice for all. Numeral 6 indicates `a base plate off suitabledimensionsprovided with` two upstanding lugs 1 and 8; These plates arelocated below the machine at the four corners thereof and are rmlysecured in position by any desired means, as by driving dowelpinsithrough holes inthe plate into the floor. Q i

l Supported on each base' plate 6is asub-base 10 plate IIJ vprovidedwith a pair of upwardly `extending adjusting rods or bolts II which maybe` rigidly secured in the member Ill in any desired manner.` Looselymounted o-n each pair of rods,` II is a pair of clampingmembers I2, I2,l5 adapted to surround and `grip one of the ends l5 of the axles. NutsI3 and I4 are threaded onto the rods yI I above and below the clampingmembers I 2 and serve not only to cause these4 members to tightlygripthe axles but lmay also I20,`

be adjustedup Vo axle.1

l.The horizontal r down to vertically adjust the position of the clamps@I2 and 5 and machine 3 maybe adjusted by means of adjusting bolts I5which are 25 threaded into the lugs 'I and 8 and engage two sides `ofeach sub-base plate I0. Locking nuts I6 serve to secure the bolts I5inadjusted position.

spout the machineV is first rolled to approximate position and jacked upand the wheels removed. One of the units, comprising the sub-base plateI0, rods I I, and clamp members I2," is then po-` sitioned on each endof the two axl into position by the nuts I3, I4. 'I'he base platesY Vfiare now positioned on the `iioor underneath the machine, and the machineis then lowered', the sub-base plates I0 comingto rest on the baseplates 6. The'base plates are now xedly 40 secured in position bydriving dowel pins 9 into the ioor through holes in the base plate.`

' The machine may now be given any desired adjustment. By manipulatingthe bolts I5 the machine may be turned, moved backward or for- 45 ward,to either side, or in any other direction; this simple mechanismconstituting in fact a universal lateral adjustment. By adjusting thenuts I3, I4, any one'of the four corners may beraised or loweredtoaccurately level the machine; and 50 by `adjusting all of these nutstothe same extent the machine may be raisedvor lowered while maintainingits level.`

Elk

Ininstalling a particular machine at the flow `30 es and clamped 35understood of course that the invention is in no manner limited to sucha machine, for obviously the levelling and adjusting blocks can beassociated with any appropriate part of the machine.

By means of the simple and inexpensive device described herein, a glassforming machine and other machines may be accurately leveled, may beaccurately adjusted vertically, and may be accurately adjusted laterallyuniversally. And while the preferred structure has been described indetail it will be understood that the specific structure shown anddescribed may be changed and modied in various respects, and all suchchanges and modications are inte ded to be included within the scope ofthe appe ded claims.

What I claim is:

1. Adjusting blocks for machines, including base plates mounted on thefloor below Jthe machine, sub-base plates slidably mounted on the baseplates, threaded rods carried by and projecting upwardly `from thesub-base plates, clamping members loosely mounted on the threaded rods,nuts threaded on the rods, said nuts adapted to clamp the members aboutan axle or the like on the machine and to vertically adjust the members,and'means for laterally adjusting the sub-base plates.

2. Adjusting blocks for machines, including four base plates mounted onthe floor below the adjacent each of the four corners machine, one ofsaid base plates being located of the machine base, a sub-base plateslidably mounted on each of the four base plates and supporting themachine, means for adjusting each of the sub-base plates in twodirections in a horizontal plane, whereby the machine can be universallyadjusted in a horizontal plane, clamping members carried by the sub-baseplates and adapted to be clamped about axles or the like on the machine,and means for vertically adjusting the clamping members.

3. Adjusting blocks for machines, including four base plates mounted onthe floor below the machine, one or said base plates being locatedadjacent each of the four corners of the machine base, a sub-base plateslidably mounted on each of the four base plates and supporting themachine, lugs projecting upwardly from the two outer sides of each baseplate, bolts threaded through said lugs andhaving their inner endsabutting against the two outer sides of the subbase plates, wherebyqthemachine can be uni versally adjusted in va horizontal plane, Vclampingmembers carried by the sub-base plates and adapted to be clamped aboutaxles or the like on the machine, and means for vertically ad@ justingthe clamping members.

LON FITHIAN.

